According to the data issued by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), in late May (May 21-31) the member enterprises of the CISA produced 17.644 million mt in total, with an average daily output of 1.604 million mt, down 3.48 percent compared to mid-May (May 11-20).
For the whole month of May, the average overall daily output of crude steel in China reached 1.95 million mt, recording an increase of one percent month on month.